Knife



I. W. LOW.

(No Model.)

KNIFE.

No. 496,521. Patented May 2, 1893.

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I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ISAAC W. LOW, OF WASHBURN, ARKANSAS.

KNIFE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 496,521, dated May 2,1893.

Application filed January 9, 1893- Serial No. 457,794. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ISAAC W. LOW, a citizen of the United States,residing at WVashburn, in the countyof Sebastian and State of Arkansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Knives for CuttingGreen Tobacco; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in knives,and it relates more particularly to that class of knives which areadapted for use in cutting green tobacco.

The invention has for its object to provide a simple and inexpensiveknife of this character, so constructed as to permit its being securelyattached to the fore-arm of the operator, in such a manner as to insurethe knife being held securely and steadily in position when in use whilethe greatest possible amount of force is being applied.

To these ends and to such others as the invention may pertain, the sameconsists in the peculiar construction and in the novel arrangement ofparts, all as more fully hereinafter described, shown in theaccompanying drawings and then specifically defined in the appendedclaim.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whichwith the letters of reference marked thereon form a part of thisspecification, and in which drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view ofatobaccoknife embodying my improvements. Fig. 2, is a like view, showingthe knife attached to the arm of the operator and in position for use.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates the blade of the knife, which is constructed of a singlesheet or plate of steel, both the upper and lower edges of the bladebeing sharpened. The handle of the knife is composed of the two parts Band 0, between the lower ends of which the end of the blade A is securedby means of the screws or rivets D, D. From their point of attachmentwith the blade, the parts B and C of the bifurcated handle curveoutwardly and thence extend upward for a considerable distance, leavinga space between them sufficiently wide to ad mit the arm of theoperator. A cross bar E connecting the two portions of the handle ashort distance above their point of attachment to the blade, serves asahandle, which is grasped by the person using the knife, while the upperend of the handle sections are secured to the arm, by means of a strap Fpassed through eyes or keepers G provided for the purpose.

The use of the knife will from the foregoing description be readilyunderstood. It will be seen that the person using the knife will be ableto exert a great amount of force to the knife when cutting either upwardor downward while the position of the handle sections serves to permitthem to act as braces to the arm; thus relieving the strain upon thewrist, which would otherwise be occasioned when a great amount of forcewas applied to the knife in cutting.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim to be new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

The herein described knife, the same comprising a blade having both itsupper and lower edges sharpened, a handle composed of two sections orparts the lower ends of which are attached to opposite sides of theblade at one of its ends, a cross-bar connecting the handle sectionsnear their lower ends and adapted to be grasped by the operator, and astrap passed through eyes or keepers at the upper ends of the handlesections, and serv ing to secure the same to the arm of the operator,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

. ISAAC W. LOW. Witnesses:

W. IV. WORD, M. N. TATUM.

